INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WHO Maternal Mortality Report Presents Skewed Data to Advance Abortion Agenda
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- In its recently released annual report on the state of global health, the World Health Organization (WHO) presents statistics that misleadingly appear to place maternal mortality on par with other global killers like malaria and HIV/ AIDS. This new approach contradicts other WHO reports where maternal mortality does not even make the top ten of global killers.

Obama Admin Calls for Universal Access to Abortion at United Nations Meeting
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- At United Nations (UN) headquarters this week, the Obama administration continued its push for ever increasing access to legal abortion around the world. The Obama team has introduced language that has thrown a high level negotiation into a roil.

Obama Picks "Pro-Life" Catholic Sellout Douglas Kmiec for Malta Ambassador
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has named Douglas Kmiec, the Pepperdine University law professor who has become a key impediment to pro-life Catholics as the ambassador to Malta. The move is sure to spark opposition in Catholic circles given Malta's strongly pro-life stance.

Barack Obama's Overseas Abortion Promotion Hurts Efforts to Help Poor in Peru
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When President Barack Obama ditched the Mexico City Policy and resumed sending taxpayer dollars to groups that perform and promote abortions overseas, he did more than just expand abortions. Obama's move has hurt groups who are helping poor people in other nations, such as Peru.

Popular European Singer Cheb Mami on Trial for Forcing Girlfriend to Have Abortion
Paris, France (LifeNews.com) -- Popular European singer Cheb Mami is on trial today in France and charged with forcing his girlfriend to have an abortion. Known as Prince of Rai, Mami, whose real name is Mohammed Khalifati was apprehended by Interpol agents after he fled to his native Algeria for more than two years.

Google AdWords Disallows Advertising for Abortion Businesses in Several Nations
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Search engine giant Google is apparently disallowing advertisements for abortion businesses in several nations, some of which prohibit abortions and some of which don't. There appears to be little rhyme or reason for the Google decision, which abortion advocates are blasting.

Northern Ireland Health Department's Abortion Guidelines Challenged by Pro-Lifers
Belfast, Northern Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- The abortion guidelines the Northern Ireland health department released in March are drawing a challenge from a pro-life group. Pro-life advocates say the guidelines, which explain the rare circumstances when abortions can be legally done, could be used to legalize abortions through the back door.

New Technology Allows Parents to Hold Life-Size Model of Their Unborn Child
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Stunning new technology is allowing parents to go beyond a 3D or 4D ultrasound to bond with their unborn child in ways never imaginable. A student at the Royal College of Art in Britain has created life-like models based on pictures of unborn children that are the exact shape and size of the baby in the womb.

Documentary Demographic Bomb Follows Demographic Winter Population Expose'
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The makers of the popular population documentary Demographic Winter have followed up their successful film with a new production named Demographic Bomb. The second in the series includes interviews with top experts in the field who show how the world has too few people, not too many.

Researcher: Abortions Double Risk of Premature Birth in Subsequent Pregnancies
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Having an abortion doubles the risk of having a premature birth in a subsequent pregnancy -- that is the conclusion of a European researcher at a medical conference. Several previous studies have shown that abortion hurts women and future children by upping the chance of premature delivery.

Respected Pro-Life Physician: International Abortion-Maternal Death Data Wrong
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a new interview, a respected pro-life physician says the data used by abortion advocates and United Nations agencies concerning abortion and maternal deaths is wrong. The misuse of the figures is important because they are used to persuade some national governments to legalize or expand abortions.

New UNFPA Annual Report Prioritizes "Reproductive Health," Meaning Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Last week, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its annual report for 2008, highlighting the organization's work on maternal health and its "continued efforts to ensure the universal access to reproductive health and the right of all people to decide the number and timing of their children."

Amnesty International Blasts Poland For Not Promoting Abortion as So-Called Right
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Amnesty International recently issued its 2009 survey of what it considers to be the state of human rights throughout the world. Of particular interest to social conservatives is Amnesty's continued campaign to advance a "right" to abortion globally.

President Barack Obama to Meet Pope Benedict XVI in July, May Discuss Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama is now scheduled to have his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI next month. Although the July 10 meeting date is known, it is unclear is whether the Catholic Church leader will encourage Obama to revise his position in favor of abortion.

Republic of Slovakia Approves Bill to Inform Women of Abortion's Risks, Dangers
Bratislava, Slovakia (LifeNews.com) -- The parliament of the Republic of Slovakia, the Seimas, has voted to approve an amendment to inform women of the dangers of abortion, the alternatives to abortion, and facts on the development of the unborn child. The measure would also require parental consent before a teen can get an abortion.

Marie Stopes International Global "Safe Abortion" Conference Risks Women's Lives
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A year-and-a-half after the "Global 'Safe Abortion'" conference took place in London, abortion advocates Marie Stopes International and Ipas just released the conference report detailing the abortion movement's worldwide strategy.

Pro-Lifer Advocates Prevail on Abortion at Geneva Human Rights Council Meeting
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC), meeting this month in Geneva, Switzerland, has adopted a resolution on maternal mortality and human rights that relieves concerns pro-lifers had during the early stages of negotiations.

Hillary Clinton Swears In Melanne Verveer to Lead Obama's Intl Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a late Friday ceremony, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton swore in the new head of the Office of Women's Issues who will promote President Barack Obama's international abortion agenda. Melanne Verveer becomes a new ambassador whose mission is to promote abortion as part of a focus on women.

Planned Parenthood Hires New Staffer to Promote Abortion on a Global Scale
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Planned Parenthood has hired a new man who will head up the nation's largest abortion business' efforts to promote abortion on a global scale. The pro-abortion group is also delighted that President Barack Obama and his administration have done more to push abortion as an international right.

Pro-Life Women's Group Calls on Senate to Stop Obama Intl Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With the House of Representatives having approved a bill this week that will allow President Obama to create a new women's office to promote abortion, a pro-life women's group is calling on the Senate to put a halt to the plan. The House voted Wednesday to approve the State Department funding bill that allows President Barack Obama to promote an international right to abortion.

United Nations One Step Closer to Creating Pro-Abortion Super Agency for Women
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- At United Nations (UN) headquarters this week, member states moved another step closer to setting up a new women's "super-agency." Last month, nations had pushed back when UN staff insisted governments approve a new office without providing details on its budget, structure, staffing, or mandate.

East Timor Resists Pressure From United Nations, NGOs to Allow Abortions
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- The parliament of East Timor – a small, Catholic nation in South East Asia recognized as an independent state in 2002 – has resisted concerted pressure from United Nations agencies and pro-abortion non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by enacting a revised penal law that continues to criminalize abortion in virtually all cases.

House Approves Bill Allowing President Obama to Promote International Abortions
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a State Department funding bill that allows President Barack Obama to promote an international right to abortion. The vote came after House Democrats adopted rules for debate on the bill preventing a pro-life amendment stopping it.

World Congress of Families African Event Promotes Pro-Life Values on Abortion
Abuja, Nigeria (LifeNews.com) -- The World Congress of Families, an international pro-life group, held an important pro-life event featuring representatives of nations across Africa. With little in the way of organized pro-life activity, despite most African nations embracing pro-life cultures, the event was benefit for stopping the abortion agenda.

Amnesty International Continues Attacks on Dominican Republic Over Abortion
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (LifeNews.com) -- Amnesty International, the human rights group that disappointed supporters when it adopted a pro-abortion, is continuing its attacks on the Dominican Republic. The group is attacking the Caribbean nation for its proposed protections for unborn children in its draft constitution and in the country's penal law.

House Democrats Prevent Amendment Limiting Obama's Intl Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The House of Representatives is slated to consider a bill today to fund the State Department, but House Democrats wielded their control over the chamber by preventing a pro-life amendment. Rep. Chris Smith had hoped to offer an amendment to limit President Barack Obama's international abortion agenda.

More Pro-Life Groups Want House to Reject President Obama's Intl Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- More pro-life groups are calling on the House of Representatives to reject President Barack Obama's international abortion promotion agenda. They are opposed to a bill in Congress that would set up a new international women's ambassador who would promote abortion as an international right.

Intelligender Test That Could Lead to Sex-Selection Abortions Heads to New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand (LifeNews.com) -- The Intelligender test kit that has prompt concerns that it could lead to an increase in the use of sex-selection abortions is headed to New Zealand. That's after pharmacies in Australia began selling the kit, which claims to able to detect the gender of an unborn child when used, last month.

Vatican Newspaper Backtracks on Praising President Obama's Pro-Abortion Record
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- The official newspaper of the Vatican appears to be backtracking from previous news articles that the pro-life movement has condemned because they appear to praise, or at least gloss over, the pro-abortion record of President Barack Obama. A new unsigned article addresses the controversy.

Pro-Life Group Urges Congress to Oppose State Dept Bill Over Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Funding a department of the federal government is not normally a pro-life issue, but when legislation authorizing the funds includes the pro-abortion agenda that changes things. The National Right to Life wrote members of Congress today to ask them to reject such a bill.

Australia Use of the Abortion Drug Expected to Rise Sharply With New Distributor
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- The use of the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 in Australia is expected to rise sharply as a new national distributor may be in place by the end of the year. Currently only approved licensed physicians may distribute the drug, which has killed 13 women worldwide and injured 1,300 in the United States alone.

UNFPA Awards Night Honors Abortion Advocates, Planned Parenthood Advisor
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- New York, NY -- This week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) hosted its annual population award ceremony at the United Nations (UN) to honor an individual and an organization for "outstanding contribution"in the population field, including family planning and "reproductive rights" advocacy.

Pro-Life Advocates Head to Amsterdam in August for World Congress of Families
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- Up to 4,000 social conservatives are expected to descend upon liberal Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 10-12 for the biennial World Congress of Families, a meeting that brings together scholars, academics, policy makers, elected officials, and activists for four days of speeches, lectures, and networking.

New Medical Study Shows More Premature Babies Surviving, Living Longer
Stockholm, Sweden (LifeNews.com) -- Researchers in Sweden have published a new study showing survival chances have greatly improved for premature babies. The news comes at a time when the United States is grappling with the murder of an abortion practitioner to ended the lives of these babies in late-term abortions.

Scotland Figures Show Sexually Transmitted Disease Up Despite Plan B Promotion
Edinburgh, Scotland (LifeNews.com) -- Abortion advocates who promote the Plan B drug say that it will lead to a reduction in the number of abortions. Figures from Scotland have already shown that is not the case and, now, new numbers from the government there show that the number of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise.

Slovak Republic Loses Free Speech Lawsuit After Police Shut Down Pro-Life Rally
Kosice, Slovak Republic (LifeNews.com) -- The highest court in the Slovak Republic, an eastern European nation, ruled in favor of a pro-life group Tuesday in its lawsuit against police for shutting down a pro-life rally. The Centre for Bio-ethical Reform Europe filed suit with the help of attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Fund UNFPA Despite Forced Abortion Concerns
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that taxpayers should be forced to fund the UNFPA even though it has been shown to work closely with Chinese population control officials who subject women to forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations.

Pro-Life Groups in England, New Zealand Also Condemn Killing George Tiller
Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The condemnation of the shooting death of late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller from the pro-life community in the United States has been unanimous. Leading pro-life groups in England and New Zealand are joining their colleagues and denouncing the Sunday shooting that resulted in Tiller's death.

Order of Canada Sees Three Quit Over Award for Abortion Practitioner Morgentaler
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The Order of Canada has officially accepted the resignations of three members over its decision to present a medal to long-time abortion practitioner Henry Morgentaler. The award, given last year, sparked national outrage and polls showed Canadians thought it was inappropriate.

Australia Practitioner Will Stop Selling Dangerous Abortion Drug After Prosecution
Cairns, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- Australia abortion practitioner Caroline de Costa will stop selling the dangerous abortion drug has that killed more than a dozen women worldwide and injured more than 1,300 in the United States alone. Her decision follows the prosecution of a teenager who smuggled the drug into the country.

Spain Residents Oppose Government's Plans to Expand Abortions Poll Shows
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll of residents of Spain finds a majority strongly disapprove of a plan by the Spanish government to expand abortions there. The nation's parliament is currently debating the move to expand the nation's already-lenient laws to essentially allow abortion on demand.

International Activists Push Abortion at UN With So-Called Maternal Health Rights
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Abortion rights advocates at the United Nations (UN) are pursuing a new approach – one that avoids mention of abortion, promotes a right to maternal health, and seeks to enforce "reproductive rights"norms among UN member States.

UN Committee Claims Nicaragua's Pro-Life Laws on Abortion Violate Torture Treaty
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The United Nations (UN) committee charged with monitoring compliance with the Convention Against Torture has declared that Nicaragua’s full protection of fetal life violates the country's obligations under the Convention. This is the first time this committee has reviewed Nicaragua since that government outlawed abortion for any reason three years ago.

President Obama Names Vatican Ambassador Who Backed Pro-Abortion Pols
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has nominated an ambassador to the Vatican, but the potential diplomat has supported pro-abortion politicians, including Obama himself. Obama has nominated Catholic college professor Miguel Diaz, who reportedly is pro-life but has compromised his views by backing Obama and others.

Sotomayor Voted to OK Asylum for Spouses of Women in China Forced Abortions
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- As advocates on both sides of the abortion debate look for any indication of how appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor will decide cases on abortion if she is elevated to the Supreme Court, another abortion case on which she issued a decision is coming into play.

Pro-Life Group Condemns Recent Meeting of Pro-Abortion Billionaires Club
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A top pro-life group that focuses on international issues is condemning a recent meeting of some of the richest people in the world. The groups of billionaires met secretly in New York and agreed to promote population control as their collective charitable cause in the coming years.

Scotland Abortions Increase as Government Shows Britain Abortions Declining
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- As government reports in England show the number of abortions declining, a new report from Scotland indicates abortions rose to an all-time high there. That's despite aggressive promotion of the morning after pill, which abortion advocates say will reduce the number of abortions.

Canada Province Considering Appeal of Morgentaler-Tax Funded Abortions Case
Fredericton, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A staff member of an abortion business infamous abortion practitioner Henry Morgentaler runs in New Brunswick claims the provincial government is stalling on a lawsuit he filed to force taxpayers there to pay for abortions through the government's health care program.

Meeting of World's Richest Names Pro-Abortion Population Control as Main Cause
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Some of the richest people in the world met secretly in New York recently and talked about their favorite causes. The group, which includes some of the most well-known business people in the world, adopted population control, which would undoubtedly include abortion, as their main cause.

Planned Parenthood Annual Report Shows Contraception Down, Abortions Up
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The national Planned Parenthood abortion business and its supporters say that the promotion of contraception and birth control is supposed to reduce the number of abortions. However, buried in the new Planned Parenthood annual report is evidence showing the number of contraception customers is down while the number of abortions is on the rise.

White House Officials Claim to Want to Reduce Abortions Despite Mtg Comment
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- White House officials are saying that President Barack Obama still wants to work together with both sides of the abortion debate to reduce abortions. That's even though a top domestic advisor for the president told a leading pro-life advocate that reducing the number of abortions isn't really a goal of President Obama.

United Nations CEDAW Treaty Committee Targets East Timor on Abortion
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- As pre-session working groups of the committee charged with overseeing compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) meet in advance of the committee's July session, the small Asian nation of East Timor has come under pressure for its continued criminalization of abortion.

Vatican Newspaper Editor Claims President Barack Obama Not Pro-Abortion
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- After initially printing a glowing report on the administration of President Barack Obama and claiming he had not made any radical changes on the issue of abortion, the editor of L'Osservatore Romano, the daily newspaper for the Vatican, has provided insight on why the report overlooked Obama's pro-abortion record.

Pro-Lifers Tell World Health Assembly Mtg Abortion Won't Help Maternal Mortality
Geneva, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- The 62nd World Health Assembly is meeting this week and pro-life advocates are there urging the organization to do a better job of addressing maternal mortality. While abortion advocates want United Nations groups to do more to promote abortion, they want the UN to help women have health pregnancies.

Abortion Advocates Continue Targeting Dominican Republic Over Pro-Life Amdt
Santo Domingo, Domican Republic (LifeNews.com) -- The Dominican Republic has come under fire from some of the world's most powerful abortion advocates, aiming to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine legal protection of the country's unborn.

New Report Shows Abortions Down in Britain, But Repeat Abortions Increase
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The British government today released its official annual report on the number of abortions done in England and Wales. While the figures show the abortion rate is down overall, they also reveal the number of repeat abortions for women who have already had one is on the rise.

Ireland Rate for Women Heading to England for Abortions Drops for Seventh Year
Dublin, Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- For the seventh straight year, the rate of women heading from Ireland to England for abortions has declined. The information comes from the most recent abortion figures released by the Department of Health in London and Irish pro-life groups are heralding the news.

Congressional Committee Won't Limit Obama's Women's Office's Abortion Agenda
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A Congressional committee on Wednesday refused to adopt an amendment to a foreign affairs bill that would limit the pro-abortion agenda of the new international women's office President Barack Obama created. Pro-life advocates are concerned that the office will promote abortion in other nations, some of which have longstanding pro-life laws and culture.

Vatican Newspaper Criticized for Downplaying Obama's Pro-Abortion Record
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano is drawing criticism from pro-life advocates for recent articles praising pro-abortion President Barack Obama. The paper wrote a glowing article of President Obama's first 100 days in office that claimed he has made no radical changes.

Russia Birth Rate Up, But Abortion and Economy Still Devastating Population
Moscow, Russia (LifeNews.com) -- The Russian nation is desperately in need of people as the prevalence of abortions has caused such severe problems that it has ravaged the nation's workforce. While some government-sponsored efforts have helped, the troubled economy and continued abortions are crippling the country.

Ireland Pro-Life Group Raises Abortion Before Election, Poll Has Pro-Life Majority
Dublin, Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- A leading pro-life group is raising the issue of abortion before the June elections. Meanwhile, a January poll, the results of which are only becoming available now, shows a pro-life majority when it comes to both abortion as well as destroying unborn children in scientific research.

EU, UNFPA Pressuring Philippines to Pass Bill That is First Step to Legal Abortions
Manila, Philippines (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The head of the delegation of the European Commission in the Philippines, Ambassador Alistair MacDonald, has vocally intervened in a contentious legislative debate in that nation, pushing legislators to pass a controversial "reproductive health" bill while linking increased foreign aid to passage, according to critics.

Report Shows WHO Falsifying Maternal Mortality Numbers to Promote Abortion
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- A newly released research paper identifies structural flaws in United Nations (UN) data collection and analysis of global maternal health, finding that UN maternal heath policies based on the bad data are jeopardizing women's health in the developing world.

Canada March for Life Features 10,000 People, Little National Media Coverage
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- Today, nearly 10,000 people from across Canada participated in the national March for Life, but there is little indication in the mainstream media that anything took place. The Canadian March for Life has occurred for twelve years, but the event marked 40 years of legal abortions.

Spain Govt Approves Plan to Legalize More Abortions, Parliament to Consider
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- The government of Spain has approved a plan to expand the law allowing legal abortions there despite strong opposition from the pro-life community. Now the nation's parliament will weigh in on the debate to expand the nation's already-lenient laws to essentially allow abortion on demand.

British Govt Paid Thousands to Doctor Who Evaded Late-Term Abortion Law
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A new report indicates the British government, through its national health care system, paid a suspended physician hundreds of thousands of dollars after she evading British law restricting late-term abortions. Saroj Adlakha was accused of arranging the abortion for Shilpa Abrol, who was 31 weeks pregnant at the time.

Hillary Clinton May Have Misled Congress on Brazil Botched Abortion Claims
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have misled Congress during a hearing by claiming that she once visited a hospital in Brazil allegedly filled with women who were supposedly dealing with injuries from botched legal abortions. Clinton made the claim in an effort to bolster her pro-abortion position.

Sweden National Board of Health Rules Sex-Selection Abortions Not Illegal
Stockholm, Sweden (LifeNews.com) -- The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has ruled that sex-selection abortions are not illegal despite evidence that they are happening there. Doctors at one hospital reported a case and some reports indicate women from Norway are going to Sweden for sex-selection abortions.

New Zealand Court of Appeal Says Abortion Lawsuit Must Go to High Court
Wellington, New Zealand (LifeNews.com) -- The New Zealand Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeals of the Abortion Supervisory Committee and Right to Life, which are disputing a court ruling it is allowing abortions for unlawful reasons. The Abortion Supervisory Committee is contesting a ruling saying it is allowing abortions for mental health grounds that don't qualify.

Spain Govt to Allow Over-the Counter Sales of Morning After Pill at Pharmacies
Madrid, Spain (LifeNews.com) -- The government of Spain announced Monday that the western European nation is the latest to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning after pill. The government also approved sales of the Plan B drug with no age restrictions -- meaning teenage girls could purchase the drug without a doctor visit or parental input.

China Forced Abortion Opponent Chen Guangcheng to Mark 1000 Days in Prison
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Somewhere in China, blind attorney Chen Guangcheng will soon mark 1,000 days in prison since Chinese officials convicted him on bogus charges in retaliation for him speaking out against forced abortions. The abortions are part of the nation's coercive one-child policy for couples living there.

Britain: Half of Teen Pregnancies End in Abortion, Abortion Advocates Applaud
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- A new government report indicates half of all teenage pregnancies in Britain now end in abortion. Though the news is tragic to pro-life advocates, those who claim they are "pro-choice" on abortion proved their pro-abortion credentials by applauding the report.

Australia's New Gender Test Kit Prompts Worries of Sex-Selection Abortions
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- Pharmacies in Australia are selling a new kit today that claims to be able to detect the gender of an unborn child when used. The test is prompting worries for pro-life advocates on the island nation that it will be used to determine whether an unborn baby is a girl and then parents will have sex-selection abortions.

Ted Turner: China a Good Example of Population Control, Despite Forced Abortions
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Billionaire broadcast magnate Ted Turner is causing guffaws from observers with his latest comment on family planning in China. He lauded the Asian nation for its population control program and said it was a good example even though it is rife with forced abortions and sterilizations.

Intl Planned Parenthood UN Petition For Making Sex Rights Equal Abortion Lagging
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) recently launched a new petition campaign that aims to pressure governments to “promote, protect and fulfill their promise to provide better access to sexual and reproductive health services” for all young people “regardless of age.”

Amnesty International Twists Intl Law in Dominican Republic Abortion Debate
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- The politicized human rights organization Amnesty International has again taken a pro-abortion position in a nation's internal debate over abortion, coming out against the Dominican Republic's proposed protections for unborn life in its draft constitution and in the country's penal law.

New Zealand Health Commissioner: Women Should See Ultrasound Before Abortion
Wellington, New Zealand (LifeNews.com) -- The Health and Disability Commissioner has responded to a complaint from New Zealand Right to Life saying some district health boards are not allowing women a chance to seen an ultrasound before an abortion. When used in pregnancy centers ultrasounds, more than 80 percent of women decide not to have one.

Pope Benedict Tells Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Right to Life is Firm
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI told the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences that the right to life of human beings both before and after birth is non-negotiable. His words came in a Monday meeting and he said the pro-life perspective should be a part of "the areas of law, economy, politics and the various other social sciences."

Canada March for Life Marks 40 Years of Abortions, Pro-Life Group Seeks Debate
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- Tens of thousands of Canadians will participate in the national March for Life next week that will mark 40 years of abortions in Canada. As pro-life advocates head to the nation's capital, the head of one pro-life group wonders why the Canadian parliament refuses to debate the issue.

Obama Admin Spends Billions on Africa Family Planning, Says No Abortion Funds
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday announced it would be sending $63 million overseas for family planning programs. The money, which officials claim will not fund abortions, is headed mostly to Africa to build on the Bush Administration's success combating AIDS there.

Slovak Republic Faces Free Speech Lawsuit After Police Shut Down Pro-Life Rally
Kosice, Slovak Republic (LifeNews.com) -- The Slovak Republic, an eastern European nation, faces a free speech lawsuit after police there reportedly shut down a pro-life rally. The Centre for Bio-ethical Reform Europe filed suit on Thursday with the help of attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund.

Backers of Pro-Abortion UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Pushing Treaty
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Backers of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a United Nations treaty, are pushing Congress to ratify the document during the Obama administration. Although the treaty contains some language supporting unborn children, it has been used to push abortion on an international scale.

China's Forced Abortions Spark Infertility, Surrogacy, Crackdown, More Abortions
Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- The population control campaign put in place by family planning officials in China to enforce its one-child policy has always involved forced abortions. A new report indicates that has sparked infertility and given rise to an underground network of surrogate mothers.

Hillary Clinton Position on Family Planning and Abortion Violates Cairo Agreement
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Last week at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that there was a new administration in place with different values, beliefs and global agenda. Nothing illustrated this rupture with previous U.S. policy more than her admission that the Obama administration interprets the term “reproductive health” to include abortion.

Backer of International Abortion Right, Harold Koh, Faces Senate Hearing
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- It was clear from the opening moments of the Senate hearings for the proposed new top legal advisor at the United States (US) State Department that widespread criticism of the nominee had struck a nerve. Rather than a love feast for a liberal hero, the committee seemed to be, in the words of one observer, in a “defensive crouch.”

Mexico City Sees Swine Flu Virus on Second Anniversary of OKing Abortion
Mexico City, Mexico (LifeNews.com) -- The capital of Mexico is under international scrutiny after the deaths or hospitalizations of thousands of people from the swing flue virus. Ironically, the outbreak comes exactly two years after officials in the Mexico City legislature approved a law allowing legal abortions.

Obama Women's Ambassador Touts Funding Pro-Abortion United Nations Group
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- Last week, President Barack Obama's new international women's ambassador followed through on expectations that she would use her position to promote Obama's pro-abortion agenda. Melanne Verveer touted Obama's decision to send $50 million to the United Nation's Population Fund.

Ireland Government Files Legal Papers Defending Abortion Ban at European Court
Dublin, Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- The government of Ireland has filed legal papers with the European Court of Human Rights in defense of it ban on most abortions. The court is slated to hold a hearing soon on a case involving three women who traveled to Britain to obtain abortions.

Woman in India Dies During Botched Abortion Procedure, Father Claims Murder
Hyderabad, India (LifeNews.com) -- A woman in India has died on Monday following a botched legal abortion that saw her slip into a coma shortly after having anesthesia administered for the abortion procedure. The victim, identified as 22-year-old S Sneha died during the early morning hours yesterday at Care Hospital.

Planned Parenthood Fails to Promote Abortion at Recent Summit of the Americas
Port of Spain, Trinidad (LifeNews.com) -- International pro-abortion advocates from Planned Parenthood appear to have been unable to promote abortion at the recent Summit of the Americas meeting. Leading pro-life advocates were concerned they would team up with Obama officials to promote abortion using coded phrases.

Australia Case of Smuggled Abortion Drug Starts Battle Over Law in Queensland
Cairns, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- An Australian teenager and her partner will go to court in June in a case involving charges against them for smuggling the dangerous abortion drug into Australia. Now, abortion advocates are using the case as a call for eliminating illegal abortion laws in the state of Queensland.

Chinese Officials Continue Persecution of Family of Forced Abortion Opponent
Linyi, China (LifeNews.com) -- Local Chinese officials in the city of Linyi continue their persecution of the family of Chen Guangcheng, the blind attorney who helped expose a massive forced abortion and sterilization campaign there. The campaign was part of the local officials' attempt to meet family planning quotas.

Vatican Spokesman: Catholic Church Did Not Reject Obama Ambassador Picks
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Initial news reports in both American and Italian media outlets initially indicated The Vatican had rejected as many as three potential ambassadors for pro-abortion President Barack Obama because of their supportive abortion views. Now, a spokesman says the Holy See has not rejected any potential diplomats.

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